Intro
During the 30s the United States and the world faced the Great Depression. Many countries were in deeped debt or owed money and were in poor financial state. Germany was breaking parts of the Treaty of Versaille left and right and building up their military. Tensions in Europe were rising as the Axis powers were formed. The political and economic events during the 30s would eventually lead to the start of the world wars in 1939. Timeline http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/pedagogy/meta/mod4/time_us.pdf
The World Around Us
U.S. Presidents
- Herbert Hoover (1929-1940)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
U.S. Vice Presidents
- Herbert Hoover's: Charles Curtis
- Franklin D. Roosevelt's: John Nance Garner (1933-1941)
U.S. First Ladies
- Lou Henry (Hoover's)
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Major Political Event
- Great Depression
- Start of World War II
Major Catastrophic Event
- Dust Bowl
Science/Technology/Discoveries
- the M1 Garand rifle (lasted 3 wars)
- Konrad Zuse's Z1 Computer "Baby" "Love Poetry Generator"
That's Entertainment
Popular Songs
Embed Widget
- You are my sunshine
- Ave Maria
- Night and Day
- Brother Can You Spare a Dime
Popular Musicians
- The Boswell Sisters
- Marian Anderson
- Gene Autry
- Rudy Vallee
- Robert Johnson
Popular Actors
- Clark Gable
- John Wayne
- C. Aubrey Smith
- Guy Kibbee
Popular Actress
- Joan Blondell
- Ginger Roger
- Myrna Loy
- Bette Davis
Popular Movies
- Tarzen the Ape Man
- Top Hat
- China Seas
- Dark Victory
Popular Toy
- Ford coupe revell car model
- Monopoly
Those Were the Days
Slogans
Mmm mm Good - Cambells
Coca Cola goes along - Coke
Slang
Listening in (using the radio)
Hoboes (during the great depression many people rode the rails and lived in shantytowns looking for work) A Famous First
Ellen Church became the first ever airline hostess
Fashions and Fads
Rayon is used as a silk subsitute
Famous Person Born
John McCain was born in 1936
Famous Person Who Died
Robert Wadlow the tallest recorded man died on July 15, 1940 at the age of 22. He was 8ft11inches.
1930-1940
Intro
During the 30s the United States and the world faced the Great Depression. Many countries were in deeped debt or owed money and were in poor financial state. Germany was breaking parts of the Treaty of Versaille left and right and building up their military. Tensions in Europe were rising as the Axis powers were formed. The political and economic events during the 30s would eventually lead to the start of the world wars in 1939.
Timeline
http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/pedagogy/meta/mod4/time_us.pdf
The World Around Us
U.S. Presidents- Herbert Hoover (1929-1940)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
U.S. Vice Presidents
- Herbert Hoover's: Charles Curtis
- Franklin D. Roosevelt's: John Nance Garner (1933-1941)
U.S. First Ladies
- Lou Henry (Hoover's)
- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Major Political Event
- Great Depression
- Start of World War II
Major Catastrophic Event
- Dust Bowl
Science/Technology/Discoveries
- the M1 Garand rifle (lasted 3 wars)
- Konrad Zuse's Z1 Computer "Baby" "Love Poetry Generator"
That's Entertainment
Popular Songs
- You are my sunshine
- Ave Maria
- Night and Day
- Brother Can You Spare a Dime
Popular Musicians
- The Boswell Sisters
- Marian Anderson
- Gene Autry
- Rudy Vallee
- Robert Johnson
Popular Actors
- Clark Gable
- John Wayne
- C. Aubrey Smith
- Guy Kibbee
Popular Actress
- Joan Blondell
- Ginger Roger
- Myrna Loy
- Bette Davis
Popular Movies
- Tarzen the Ape Man
- Top Hat
- China Seas
- Dark Victory
Popular Toy
- Ford coupe revell car model
- Monopoly
Those Were the Days
Slogans
Mmm mm Good - Cambells
Coca Cola goes along - Coke
Slang
Listening in (using the radio)
Hoboes (during the great depression many people rode the rails and lived in shantytowns looking for work)
A Famous First
Ellen Church became the first ever airline hostess
Fashions and Fads
Rayon is used as a silk subsitute
Famous Person Born
John McCain was born in 1936
Famous Person Who Died
Robert Wadlow the tallest recorded man died on July 15, 1940 at the age of 22. He was 8ft11inches.
Bibliography
http://www.einvestigator.com/links/lists/lists_of_us_presidents.htmhttp://www.presidentsusa.net/presuplist.html
http://www.namenerds.com/uscu/pres.html
http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/great-depression.htm
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_02.html
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/worldevents_01.html
http://www.timeline-help.com/timeline-of-major-scientific-discoveries.html
http://www.pattonhq.com/garand.html
http://movies.toptenreviews.com/actors/list_d1930_actor.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S-41sXK22w
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma04/hess/Slang/1930slang.html
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA04/hess/Slang/ads.html